Finland women's national football team
The Finland women's national football team represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland (SPL/FBF), reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark. Finland hosted the 2009 EC finals.[3]
![]() | |||
Nickname(s) | Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)[1] | ||
---|---|---|---|
Association | Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Anna Signeul | ||
Captain | Tinja-Riikka Korpela | ||
Most caps | Laura Österberg Kalmari (130) | ||
Top scorer | Linda Sällström (45) | ||
FIFA code | FIN | ||
| |||
FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 30 ![]() | ||
Highest | 14 (September 2005) | ||
Lowest | 32 (March 2019) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Mariehamn, 25 August 1973) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Helsinki, 21 November 2009) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Vejen, 26 July 1975) | |||
UEFA Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2005) | ||
Best result | Semifinals (2005) |
The Finnish team now has a few players that are considered to be among the best in the female football, such as Laura Österberg Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Anne Mäkinen.
As of March 2017, the team is ranked 28th in the FIFA world ranking. This is the lowest status since the ranking started in 2003. From 2004 to 2010 the typical ranking was #16.[4]
Competitive recordEdit
World CupEdit
Year | Result |
---|---|
1991 | Did not qualify |
1995 | |
1999 | |
2003 | |
2007 | |
2011 | |
2015 | |
2019 | |
Total | 0/8 |
European ChampionshipEdit
Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1987 | ||||||||
1989 | ||||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1993 | ||||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1997 | ||||||||
2001 | ||||||||
2005 | Semifinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
2009 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ±0 |
2013 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 3/11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | –8 |
Minor tournamentsEdit
Algarve CupEdit
Complete this table with details
The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | did not enter | ||||||
1997 | did not enter | ||||||
1998 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | _ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | did not enter | ||||||
2017 | did not enter | ||||||
2018 | did not enter | ||||||
Total | 11/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Nordic Football Championship
Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
1975 | Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 |
1976 | Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
1977 | Third place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
1978 | Third place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
1979 | Third place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
1980 | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
1981 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
1982 | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Total | 9/9 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 56 | -47 |
- Cyprus Cup
Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 7th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
2013 | 7th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
2014 | 12th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
2015 | 9th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
2016 | 8th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
2018 | 11th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
Total | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 43 | −21 |
ManagersEdit
- Correct as of 9 August 2018
Tenure | Coach | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
1973–77 | Juhani Nirkkonen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8.33 | |||
1978 | Simo Syrjävaara | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | |||
1979–89 | Kaj Österberg | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 29.55 | |||
1989–92 | Jyrki Nieminen | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12.50 | |||
1993–96 | Nils Suomalainen | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16.67 | |||
1996–00 | Reima Kokko | 46 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 23.91 | |||
2001–09 | Michael Käld | 107 | 35 | 22 | 50 | 32.71 | |||
2010–16 | Andrée Jeglertz | 76 | 27 | 13 | 36 | 35.53 | |||
2017 | Marko Saloranta | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33 | |||
2017– | Anna Signeul | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33.33 |
PlayersEdit
The following squad was announced for two friendlies against Iceland on 13 and 17 June 2019. Heidi Kollanen and Iina Salmi replaced Naumanen and Hälinen, who withdrew from the initial squad.[5]
- Caps, goals and clubs as of 18 June 2019.
Head coach: Anna Signeul
Coaching staffEdit
- Head coach: Andrée Jeglertz
- Assistant coach: Marianne Miettinen
- Assistant coach: Marko Saloranta
- Assistant coach: Mika Sankala
- Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Helmarit nimetty MM-karsinta-avaukseen Serbiaa vastaan" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Women's Euro 2009 in Finland". Embassy of Finland. 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Finland". FIFA. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Naisten maajoukkue Islantia vastaan nimetty" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.